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Posted: December 19, 2025 (27 days ago)

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SECURITY ASSISTANT (OA)

Commander, Navy Installations

Department of the Navy

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$40,332 - $52,426

per year

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GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping manage security access at a Navy installation in Jacksonville, Florida, by processing passes for visitors, contractors, and vehicles, checking backgrounds, and maintaining records.

It's an entry-level clerical role that supports keeping restricted areas secure.

A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with basic office skills, comfortable with computers, and interested in administrative work in a military setting.

Key Requirements

  • Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute
  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 level, including applying security directives for entry and visitor control
  • Experience preparing documents and correspondence with attention to grammar, spelling, and punctuation
  • Proficiency in maintaining records in computer systems for quick retrieval and information provision
  • Ability to query databases for criminal background checks
  • Review and validation of applications, access lists, and forms for installation access
  • Support for vehicle control programs

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying security directives pertaining to entry and visitor control of restricted areas; 2) Preparing documents and correspondences while checking for proper grammar, spelling and punctuations; 3) Maintaining records in a computer system to quickly retrieve and provide information.

NOTE: This experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for this position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-clerical-and-assistance-series-0086/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Major Duties:

  • You will process requests for the issuance of temporary passes, contractor/vendor passes, and visitor passes.
  • You will review and validate applications, access lists and other required forms for access to the installation.
  • You will query databases to obtain criminal background checks for all personnel accessing the installation.
  • You will provide support for the vehicle control program.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/19/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/19/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12854504-26-PLD